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Sax Bandit
2011
earthenware and mixed media
Collection of the artist
As with his functional vessels, Bey's sculptural work often draws upon forms and ornamentation found within the cultures of West and Central Africa, as exemplified by Sax Bandit, and his pierced objects on view nearby. This pipe - vessel form, along with Deadly Bong (across the gallery), evolved from Bey's 2004 Fulbright grant, which involved research into the history of pipe forms within world cultures. |